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23rd July 2007

TV3 - 60 Minutes

IT’S IN YOUR HEAD

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis and a host of other diseases related to the brain and nervous system have been increasing over the years. One ex-dentist thinks he knows why, but many of his peers disagree with him. 
 
Dr. Hal Huggins is a former American dentist who believes that a host of diseases related to the brain and nervous system can be traced back to one thing many of us have – fillings. Mercury amalgam fillings to be precise.
 
He says the mercury in these fillings are giving people mercury poisoning, and he is not alone in his thoughts. Some of his peers who have studied this agree with him.
 
However, the New Zealand Dental Association says Huggin’s claims have little or no scientific basis, and as a result, continue to give their patients amalgam fillings. Melanie Reid investigates.
 
The World Health Organisation agrees with this view. We would like to correct a statement previously published on this webpage, which said that the WHO supported Dr Higgins' claims. In fact the WHO put out a Consensus Statement in 1997 saying dental amalgam is safe and effective.
 
 

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